1 lb of spinach (boil or steam to wilt, then plunge in cold water to stop cooking. Wring out with hands to take out excess water.)

Avocado, cubed

Add sugar and liquids to the sesame power, stir to a wet paste. I would start with lower quantities of liquids and add more if necessary, to taste. Stir sauce in to cover spinach evenly – I usually save a bit for garnish. Divide to servings, and top with cubed avocado and remaining sauce.

This is a made-up recipe and I make it a bit differently each time, but it always tastes great so just play with it. Make sure you have enough spinach as it cooks down to next to nothing. You can use just white sesame seeds instead, but it won’t look as exotic. Goma ae means sesame sauce in Japanese, so you can serve it on other things too, like green beans or other Asian greens. I did try green beans once and I really preferred the spinach. Blue Fish serves it with just avocado, tuna and daikon.